ISBN: 9780307463913 - endgame: bobby fischer's remarkable rise and fall - from america's brightest prodigy to the edge of madness (17 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Who was Bobby Fischer? In this "nuanced perspective of the chess genius" (Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed biographer chronicles his meteoric rise and confounding fall, with an afterword containing newly discovered details about Fischer's life.   Possessing an IQ of 181 and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby Fischer memorized hundreds of chess books in several languages, and he was only thirteen when he became the youngest chess master in U.S. history. But his strange behavior started early. In 1972, at the historic Cold War showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he faced Soviet champion Boris Spassky, Fischer made headlines with hundreds of petty demands that nearly ended the competition.   It was merely a prelude to what was to come.   Arriving back in the United States to a hero's welcome, Bobby was mobbed wherever he went--a figure as exotic and improbable as any American pop culture had yet produced. Commercial sponsorship offers poured in, ultimately topping $10 million--but Bobby demurred. Instead, he began tithing his limited money to an apocalyptic religion and devouring anti-Semitic literature.    Bobby reemerged in 1992 to play Spassky in a multi-million dollar rematch--but when the dust settled, he was a wanted man, transformed into an international fugitive because of his decision to play in Montenegro despite U.S. sanctions. Fearing for his life, traveling with bodyguards, Bobby lived the life of a celebrity fugitive--one drawn increasingly to the bizarre.   Drawing from Fischer family archives, recently released FBI files, and Bobby's own emails, Endgame  is unique in that it limns Bobby Fischer's entire life--an odyssey that took the chess champion from an impoverished childhood to the covers of Time, Life and Newsweek to recognition as "the most famous man in the world" to notorious recluse.…

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Softcover. Zustand: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Endgame is a comprehensive biography by Frank Brady that chronicles the extraordinary rise and perplexing fall of chess prodigy Bobby Fischer. Having met Fischer at age 10 and witnessed his dramatic triumphs, Brady uniquely captures the complexities of Fischer's life. Utilizing family archives, FBI files, and Fischer's own emails, this account spans from his impoverished Brooklyn childhood to global fame, where he became "the most famous man in the world," before retreating into reclusiveness. Fischer's remarkable intellect, with an IQ of 181, allowed him to memorize hundreds of chess books, and he became the youngest U.S. chess master at 13. However, his eccentricities began early, notably during the 1972 Cold War match against Boris Spassky, where his demands nearly derailed the competition. After returning to the U.S. as a celebrated hero, he rejected lucrative sponsorship offers, instead embracing an apocalyptic religion and anti-Semitic literature. Following years of poverty, he resurfaced in 1992 for a rematch with Spassky, which intensified his paranoia about Soviet threats. Ultimately, Fischer became an international fugitive after defying U.S. sanctions. Despite his bizarre behavior and descent into obsession, many remained loyal to him, prompting an exploration of his enigmatic legacy and the question: "Who was Bobby Fischer?".…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "Endgame "is acclaimed biographer Frank Brady's decades-in-the-making tracing of the meteoric ascentand confounding "descent"of enigmatic genius Bobby Fischer. Only Brady, who met Fischer when the prodigy was only 10 and shared with him some of his most dramatic triumphs, could have written this book, which has much to say about the nature of American celebrity and the distorting effects of fame. Drawing from Fischer family archives, recently released FBI files, and Bobby's own emails, this account is unique in that it limns Fischer's "entire" lifean odyssey that took the Brooklyn-raised chess champion from an impoverished childhood to the covers of "Time, Life "and "Newsweek "to recognition as "the most famous man in the world" to notorious recluse. At first all one noticed was how gifted Fischer was. Possessing a 181 I.Q. and remarkable powers of concentration, Bobby memorized""hundreds of chess books in several languages, and he was only 13 when he became the youngest chess master in U.S. history. But his strange behavior started early. In 1972, at the historic Cold War showdown in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he faced Soviet champion Boris Spassky, Fischer made headlines with hundreds of petty demands that nearly ended the competition. It was merely a prelude to what was to come. Arriving back in the United States to a hero's welcome, Bobby was mobbed wherever he wenta figure as exotic and improbable as any American pop culture had yet produced. No player of a mere "board game" had ever ascended to such heights. Commercial sponsorship offers poured in, ultimately topping $10 millionbut Bobby demurred. Instead, he began tithing his limited money to an apocalyptic religion and devouring anti-Semitic literature. After years of poverty and a stint living on Los Angeles' Skid Row, Bobby remerged in 1992 to play Spassky in a multi-million dollar rematchbut the experience only "deepened "a paranoia that had formed years earlier when he came to believe that the Soviets wanted him dead for taking away "their" title. When the dust settled, Bobby was a wanted mantransformed into an international fugitive because of his decision to play in Montenegro despite U.S. sanctions. Fearing for his life, traveling with bodyguards, and wearing a long leather coat to ward off knife attacks, Bobby lived the life of a celebrity fugitive - one drawn increasingly to the bizarre. Mafiosi, Nazis, odd attempts to breed an heir who could perpetuate his chess-genius DNAall are woven into his late-life tapestry. And yet, as Brady shows, the most notable irony of Bobby Fischer's strange descent - which had reached full plummet by 2005 when he turned down yet "another "multi-million dollar paydayis that despite his incomprehensible behavior, there were many who remained fiercely loyal to him. Why that was so is at least partly the subject of this bookone that at last answers the question: "Who "was "Bobby Fischer?" A biography that captures the complete, remarkable arc of the life of the chess master, Bobby Fischer. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Zustand: New. Frank Brady&#160is internationally recognized as the person most knowledgeable about the life and career of Bobby Fischer.&#160 Brady is the author of numerous critically acclaimed biographies, including Citizen Welles Onassis: An Extravagant L.

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